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Cosgrove, SC and Miller, GJ (2022) Advances in biocatalytic and chemoenzymatic synthesis of nucleoside analogues. Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 17 (4). pp. 355-364. ISSN 1746-0441
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Nucleoside analogues represent a cornerstone of achievement in drug discovery, rising to prominence particularly in the fields of antiviral and anticancer discovery over the last 60 years. Traditionally accessed using chemical synthesis, a paradigm shift to include the use of biocatalytic synthesis is now apparent.
AREAS COVERED: Herein the authors discuss the recent advances using this technology to access nucleoside analogues. Two key aspects are covered, the first surrounding methodology concepts, effectively using enzymes to access diverse nucleoside analogue space and also for producing key building blocks. The second focuses on the use of biocatalytic cascades for de novo syntheses of nucleoside analogue drugs. Finally, recent advances in technologies for effecting enzymatic nucleoside synthesis are considered, chiefly immobilisation and flow.
EXPERT OPINION: Enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside analogues is maturing but has yet to usurp chemical synthesis as a first-hand synthesis technology, with scalability and substrate modification primary issues. Moving forward, tandem approaches that harness expertise across molecular microbiology and chemical synthesis will be vital to unlocking the potential of nucleoside analogues.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nucleoside analogue; biocatalysis; enzymes; chemoenzymatic synthesis |
Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD415 Biochemistry R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
Divisions: | Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Chemical and Physical Sciences |
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Depositing User: | Symplectic |
Date Deposited: | 17 Feb 2022 16:31 |
Last Modified: | 19 Apr 2022 08:58 |
URI: | https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/10626 |